Engineer II - Plant Quality

ZF Group•Gainesville, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Quality Engineer II plays a key role in driving process quality across axle drive assembly operations while providing leadership and direction to Tear Down Technicians. This role involves conducting internal quality investigations, resolving issues related to non-conforming parts, and implementing preventive quality assurance activities to establish capable and stable production processes. The engineer will maintain quality data systems, perform internal process audits, coordinate product audits, and lead corrective action investigations. Additionally, they will review customer returns to determine root causes and recommend corrective actions, serve as the primary customer contact for quality topics, and evaluate quality documentation. Collaboration with various engineering and quality teams is essential for driving continuous improvement and monitoring quality performance.

Requirements

Bachelors in Engineering
2-5+ years related experience with quality assurance
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, and other data base tools
English language competency
Must be authorized to work in the United States now and in the future, without company sponsorship

Responsibilities

Conduct internal quality investigations and resolve issues related to non-conforming parts on axle drive assembly lines.
Plan, test, train, supervise, and implement preventive quality assurance activities to establish capable and stable production processes.
Maintain quality data systems at individual assembly stations and within the central quality database.
Perform internal process audits, coordinate product audits, and lead advanced 8D or similar corrective action investigations from audits and internal or external quality issues.
Review customer 0 km, field, and warranty returns; determine root causes; and recommend timely corrective actions.
Serve as the primary customer contact for quality topics, including PPAP completion, submission, approval, and adherence to customer-specific requirements.
Evaluate quality documentation, assembly station tolerance changes, control plans, PFMEAs, and quality reports for axle drive assembly lines.
Collaborate with Supplier Quality Engineers, Auditors, Manufacturing Engineers, Engineering, and Systems Support to drive corrective actions, continuous improvement, simultaneous engineering, and quality performance monitoring.